Overview : The UNDP Lesotho Country Office and the Government of Lesotho will for the next five years (2015-2020) implement a GEF-financed project “Reducing vulnerability from climate change in the Foothills, lower Lowlands and Senqu River Basin”. The objective of the project is to mainstream climate risk considerations into the Land Rehabilitation Programme of Lesotho for improved ecosystem resilience and reduced vulnerability of livelihoods to climate shocks. The project will be nationally implemented by the Ministry of Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation (MFRSC) as the Implementing Partner (IP). The IP will be accountable to the Government of Lesotho and the UNDP for the quality of project outcomes and the appropriate use of project resources, both when directly implementing project activities and when delegating others to do so. The project will be implemented in the Southern District of Lesotho namely Mohale’s Hoek District. Specifically in the three Community Councils known as Lithipeng, Khoelenya and Thaba Mokhele.The Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will be responsible for providing overall technical backstopping to the Project. He/She will render technical support to the Project Manager, the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and other Government counterparts as may be deemed necessary. |